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Which answer best explains why Americans felt they should move westward?

They believed that they had a God-given right.
They believed that they were helping Native Americans.
They received encouragement from European countries.
They knew the land was not occupied by Native Americans.

Which answer best explains why Americans felt they should move westward? They believed-example-1
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Manifest Destiny was the belief that they had a God-given right to travel westward into America
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They believed that they had a god given right
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